Alf Craker and his Sunbeam Model 9- judged Best in Show. The Dover Transport Museum was held at Whitfield this year, on May 8, in a former industrial unit up on the Downs, behind the
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Dirt tracking in the UK
Chris Scheltens’ purposeful-looking Triumph takes a breather. With various classes, it was the vintage category which produced the most interesting machinery, with a Harley XR750 doing battle with a host of Triumphs, the majority of
Read moreLasota medals auctioned
Peter James Lasota (1935-2011) was a career Army soldier with the Royal Corps of Signals, who was an ardent motorcycle trialist. Read more in August’s edition of TCM
Read moreVMCC 70th anniversary baton travels to where it all began
Richard Huckle receives the VMCC’s 70th anniversary baton from Bill Barns. After viewing the motorcycle exhibits that include an ex-Titch Allen Rex-Acme Brooklands racer, Berkshire chairman Bill Barns handed over the baton to Brooklands chairman
Read moreBritish scooter exhibition
A Raleigh Roma and DMW Deemster are two of the unusual scooters on display at the Haynes Motor Museum, near Yeovil. Housed within the Haynes International Motor Museum near Yeovil, the collection showcases the development
Read moreKempton comes on board
Eric Patterson, left, who has sold the Kempton Park jumbles and shows, shakes the hand of Andy Kitchen from Mortons, the new owners. The events company has added the seven one-day events to its already
Read moreA Social History of Motorcycling: Episode 8 – Mods vs. rockers (1964)
From May 1964 and 59 Club members congregate in Trafalgar Square, to collect posters promoting Christian Aid Week, which they then distributed. On December 19, 1963, a feature in Motor Cycle magazine invited readers aged
Read moreImps in the Island
New Imperial’s finest moment? Arguably, yes. With managing director Norman Downs on his deathbed, Bob Foster raced to victory in the 1936 Lightweight TT. For decades, enthusiasts pointed out the 1936 250cc New Imperial unit
Read moreThe yellow motorbike revived
Many years after parting with his last, lamented M21, Mr Wilson is once more a contented soul. Sometimes, the classic motorcycle planets do appear to align. Looking back over a lifetime’s riding, of all the
Read moreBarred!
Geert de Boer adjusts the throttle lever on the right handlebar to three-quarters open, closes the air lever, floods the carburettor and sets the magneto lever on the left bar to nearly full advance. Then
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